BAE Systems has confirmed the successful launch of two spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, supporting NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
NASA’s IMAP spacecraft, equipped with thrusters from L3Harris, is scheduled to launch on 24 September 2025 to study the heliosphere and its interaction with interstellar material.
AeroVironment, Inc., a leading American developer of autonomous systems, has revealed a new Mars mission concept named Skyfall, developed in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has officially begun taxi tests, marking the first time the unique experimental plane has moved under its own power.
NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have completed a joint test of a scale model of the X-59 experimental aircraft in a supersonic wind tunnel in Chofu, Japan.
On July 1, the NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations of a comet that originated from interstellar space.
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new commercial industry-led proposal to execute NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission at a significantly reduced cost of under $3 billion.
Northrop Grumman has successfully conducted the first full-scale static fire test of NASA’s Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket booster.
NASA and L3Harris Technologies have successfully completed a hot-fire test of the first flight version of the RS-25 rocket engine designed for the fifth launch of the Space Launch System (SLS).
Lockheed Martin announced on 16 May the successful completion of static tests for the experimental X-59 Aluminum Bird aircraft.
NASA has successfully tested its Airborne Laser Communication Testbed (ALCT), a research platform designed to enable secure, high-speed data links for aircraft.
Xenics, a subsidiary of Exosens and a global leader in advanced imaging technology, has announced its partnership with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for NASA’s upcoming VERITAS mission.
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